ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Hosted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, TIGC 2024 was a success with over 600 participants, providing a stage to highlight Taiwan’s efforts to build a geothermal power sector through cutting-edge technology, global partnerships, and supportive policies.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

While subject to consultation, the revised targets are to be incorporated into the Environment Act , which became law on 10 November last year. g/m 3 by 2040, in addition to a 35% reduction in population exposure to PM2.5 by 2040, compared to levels in 2018. particulate pollution in the air from 20 ?g/m g/m 3 to 10 ?g/m

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If it finds there has been a serious failure to comply with environmental law, then further action is possible. The planned targets were intended to drive progress in areas such as river quality by encouraging stronger government policy and providing certainty for business. Read the complaint in full, and see list of signatories, here.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The United Nations is being urged to make a bold pledge and set a target of zero for new plastic pollution by 2040 in its upcoming Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution. We are calling for the UN to aim for a minimum goal of 0% new plastic pollution by 2040. Fletcher said: “The treaty’s target must be ambitious and meaningful.”. “We

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

In a letter addressed to ING CEO Steven van Rijswijk and the first step in litigation, Milieudefensie says it believes the bank is in breach of its “duty of care” obligation under Dutch law. ING’s climate policy is miles away from what is necessary to achieve the 1.5°C Credit: Sabrina Bedford. Credit: Ceescamel , CC BY-SA 4.0

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 1, 2024

JBS , the world’s largest meat conglomerate, widely advertised its pledge to reach net zero by 2040 – including in full screen online commercials in the Washington Post. Major changes in law, education and academic institutions could strengthen media and scientific literacy and promote transparency around emissions.

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

JUNE 1, 2019

Policy Wins in Colorado set a roadmap for a carbon-free future and stronger Colorado economy May was a historic month for Colorado’s clean energy economy and environment. At the same time that he signed a host of clean energy bills into law, Gov. Under the new policies passed and signed into law by Gov.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 30, 2019

New York recently announced its target of 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040, joining California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington in passing substantive clean energy targets. 3 keys to faster progress.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 27, 2020

These three laws provide lessons for other states interested in accelerating the transition to a cheaper, cleaner grid. Colorado, Montana, and New Mexico’s securitization statutes each have different policy goals but all unlock a regulatory tool to reduce costs and risks of accelerating coal retirements.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 1, 2023

But success is not inevitable, and challenges lie ahead—from the risk of climate policy rollbacks to potential skills and labour shortages. David leads Communications, Government and Environmental Relations for General Motors Canada and is a member of GM’s global Public Policy and Communications teams.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The settlement ends a long disagreement about projects tied the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), which requires utilities to pay regulator-approved “avoided cost” rates to qualifying solar facilities. Now many utilities are pushing state policies that make PURPA projects unattractive.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

So we can build these policies that will become a postcard from the future for the rest of the country,” said David Hochschild, chair of the California Energy Commission, speaking last week at a UCLA summit on state and local progress toward 100 percent clean energy. Other states and cities have set deadline years between 2040 and 2050.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

These decisions come as state leaders are considering a push beyond its mandate for 50 percent renewables by 2030 and 90 percent by 2050 signed into law last year. Jared Polis won the 2018 election on his call for the state to adopt a 100-percent renewables by 2040 target, and continues to press lawmakers for a more aggressive policy.

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Business Green

JANUARY 7, 2022

The Port of Newcastle in Australia said the move would support its plans to decarbonise the business by 2040 and increase the non-coal portion of its business so that coal only makes up half its revenues by 2030. We don't really have a choice. Brazil moves to retain coal subsidies under 'Just Transition' banner.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

She promoted Walmart’s goal of achieving 100 percent renewable energy for its operations by 2030, and zero emissions by 2040. In 2019, Amazon announced a “Climate Pledge,” stating that it will reach net-zero emissions by 2040, and 100 percent renewable energy for its operations by 2025.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

But now Europe is poised to enact laws that would not only recognise the harms of chemical-intensive agriculture, but also to ensure that synthetic pesticide and fertiliser use is significantly reduced. Industry has lobbied hard to ensure these targets don’t become law. See Table.).

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JANUARY 5, 2021

On January 4th, as the legislative session came to a close, both houses of the Massachusetts legislature passed “ An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy.” The 2050 goal itself had already been adopted by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs under preexisting law.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

And its ambitions are grand, with a mandate for 100 percent carbon-free energy by 2045 matched by an impressive quiver of policies supporting DER growth, from laws requiring solar on all new homes starting next year to multi-billion dollar EV charging infrastructure investments. Massachusetts.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The Act also codifies an existing Cuomo Administration commitment to deploy 3,000 MW of energy storage by 2030.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 8, 2020

” This included the increase in its offshore wind target from 30 GW to 40 GW by 2030 and the acceleration of the deadline for its phaseout of new gas and diesel vehicle sales from 2040 to 2030. The strength of these signals toward electrification means the U.K. will see an increase in electricity demand.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The EU announced its goals to cut emissions by 90% by 2040 as a stepping stone to its carbon neutrality goal in 2050. The ambitious plan would require the EU to reduce fossil fuel use in the energy sector by 80% by 2040 compared to 2021 and spend 3.2% The law that would mandate more supply chain monitoring and emissions tracking. 

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Supporting Shell Wunderman Thompson, part of the WPP network, won an award for its Vodafone e-waste campaign, with the entry noting that smartphones will contribute to approximately 10 percent of global carbon emissions by 2040. “I think these awards really add something, which is showing what can be done,” he said.

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Clean Energy Canada

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Earlier this year, the province passed a law requiring that all new personal vehicles sold in B.C. will need to be zero-emission by 2040. That is a highly achievable goal, but it requires smart policy—and the ability for every British Columbian to start making the switch.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2023

McDonald’s is at the forefront of a campaign against new laws to reduce packaging waste in the EU, in what has been described by some insiders as the largest-scale lobbying effort they have ever witnessed in the European Parliament. But policies encouraging reuse, she says, will require “systemic change”.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Climate Act requires that the scoping plan “inform the state energy planning board’s adoption of a state energy plan,” and the State’s energy law requires that all state entities must make “any energy-related action[s] or decision[s] … reasonably consistent with the. state energy] plan.”.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 22, 2021

It was named the Climate Pledge Arena, in honor of The Climate Pledge , which was co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism in 2019 and calls on organisations to develop a strategy to deliver net zero emissions by 2040. La Banque Postale publishes oil and gas exit strategy.

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Charged

MARCH 19, 2024

The Biden Administration has released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy , which will guide the deployment of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure from 2024 to 2040.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

It is a far from unsurprising message from Skidmore, who having signed the 2050 target into law, has long been a staunch advocate for an ambitious net zero agenda. All that is needed is more political urgency, policy clarity, and real world action to mobilise investment, drive clean tech deployment, accelerate the transition.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

Business as usual is not working The report is unequivocal that human-caused climate change is affecting weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe, and is set to get worse without a major acceleration in policy action and drastically increased investment in climate solutions. of warming. of warming. Lobbying for a 1.5C

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 14, 2020

People can debate whether policy proposals like these are unrealistic , but the scale of the thinking is welcome, and it’s pushing the debate. Here are a few specific examples of big new and interesting commitments in 2019: Amazon will be carbon neutral by 2040 and will buy 100,000 EVs. Senate to pass common-sense gun laws.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

In comments signed by Anne Reynolds, Executive Director of ACE-NY, the industry group stated, “It is critical that the Commission identify the most cost-effective CLCPA-driven transmission projects to address local system needs.”

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2023

As part of Northern Ireland's new climate law, the Executive is now in the process of establishing interim emissions goals and carbon budgets for the remainder of the 2020s and beyond, which it is required to complete before the end of this year. We'll need that."

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Given the feasibility concerns around scaling up carbon management technologies, the report urges governments to strive to phase out coal by 2040 and slash oil and gas production and use by three-quarters (from 2020 levels) by 2050 at a minimum. million metric tons of CO2 in 2030, equivalent to a mere 0.01

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The failure to meet the deadline prompted a coalition of green and health groups to lodge a formal complaint with the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) watchdog, accusing the government of being in breach of the law. levels in England to be 10 µg m-3 or below by 2040. Air quality.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Government must deliver carbon cutting policies this year to stay on track for net zero and maintain role as climate leader at COP26, think tank warns. This policy tracker will test whether the government can stand up at the end of the year and say it is taking the necessary action and leading by example.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

The wide-ranging bill also makes Spain the latest country to set a target date for ending the sale of fossil fuel vehicles, confirming sales of new vehicles that emit CO2 will be banned from 2040. Spanish Energy and Environment Minister Teresa Ribera added that the legiuslation was an "essential law which we must continue to build on".

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